Sims Metal Management Limited

A shelter-in-place order was lifted Monday even as a fire at a Bay Area metal-recycling plant continued to burn for a second day.

The fire, reported at about 1:20 p.m. Sunday at Sims Metal Management in Redwood City, sent huge plumes of smoke into the air, affecting three counties and prompting officials to advise nearby residents to stay indoors and keep their windows shut.

Firefighters were still working to extinguish the blaze as of Monday morning but were able to control it enough to lift the shelter-in-place order by 6:20 a.m., local media reported.

A health advisory remained in effect for residents in southern San Mateo County, Santa Clara County and southern...

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